flstandardbreds Chapter 420 The Chen family is destroyed
Chapter 420 The Chen family is destroyed
The city guards in iron armor broke the tranquility of the night, and torches pierced the silence of the night.
The town of Degao was crowded with people, looking for the murderer who had poisoned him.
Countless people walked on the streets and alleys, asking about the situation.
Liu Shishi couldn't care less about the outside. She was holding Lin Mengfei in her arms and feeding the baby detoxification soup.
After her husband leaves, she becomes the eldest of the family. There was such a big change in her family, and if she didn't solve it, she wouldn't be able to face her husband.
Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Sister Shishi, there is news."
Li Xiaoqian's urgent voice sounded outside the door, accompanied by a slight gasp.
"Sisi, take good care of Mengfei and don't let anyone touch her again."
Liu Shishi spoke, handed the baby in her arms out, and hurriedly stood up to open the door.
Li Xiaoqian outside the door turned a little pale because she was in such a hurry. When she saw Liu Shishi, she hurriedly said:
"Sister Shishi, many people said that they had seen those two slaves going to the tailor shop, saying they wanted to make clothes for Lin Mengfei. And the tailor shop seemed to have closed yesterday."
The slaves in the Lin Mansion cannot leave the house casually unless there is something urgent. These two poisoned slaves don't have much time out of the house. In addition, it takes time to collude with others, get poison, etc., so the scope of their activities is very small.
There are various signs that the tailor shop is very suspicious.
"Let's take people to search."
Naturally, Liu Shishi would not let go of the clues that came to her door, and hurriedly went there with a few guards in the house.
At this time, there were many city guards standing around the tailor shop, as well as people watching the excitement.
"Mrs. Liu, I am next door to this tailor shop. I have seen those two slaves coming to the shop for several days."
"Yes, I came here to make clothes and saw them once."
"I saw it too."
Many people who were watching spoke. They all remembered Lin Xiaofan's kindness to them.
Now that something happened in the Lin Mansion, they would not sit idly by and watch.
"Okay, thank you all."
Liu Shishi saluted to several people and then said:
"Go in and search."
Several strong guards broke open the door. Things in the tailor shop were arranged in a mess, as if someone was in a hurry to escape.
In this way, Liu Shishi became even more convinced that there was something evil going on here.
The guards searched the store. After a long time, someone shouted:
"Ma'am, there is blood here."
Following the sound, through the weak light of the torch, I could see the blood that had completely fallen off on the ground. Next to this, there is some blood-stained cloth.
"Someone..."
There was a shout, a guard kicked down a water tank in the yard, and a figure came out of it. Looking carefully, it turned out to be the body of a slave.
"died?"
Liu Shishi pinched her nose and stepped forward. She had experienced several years of famine and was not that afraid of corpses.
In contrast, Li Xiaoqian on the side subconsciously took a few steps back when she saw the corpse.
There was an obvious wound on the heart of the corpse, and the clothes on the body were still intact. It looked like he had been killed by a sword from behind.
Soon, everyone searched the house and found another body. Other than that, there are no clues.
"Take someone who knows the tailor and go out of the city to chase him."
Liu Shishi said.
There are only two corpses of slaves here, indicating that the original shop owner has escaped. Only by finding them can we continue the investigation.
Liu Shishi frowned slightly, and began to wonder in her heart who would take such a big risk to attack people in the Lin family.
The first is the people from Daliang and Dashang. My husband has fought several battles, and the two countries have been defeated. The other side is likely to send spies here.
However, the only purpose of attacking Lin Mengfei is to vent his anger. If the matter is exposed, he will get an unfair reputation, which is not worth the loss.
Although the two countries have suffered repeated defeats, they will never be carried away by anger in the face of major national events, right?
There are also those families in the capital. Those people are unscrupulous in doing things, so the possibility is very high.
But assassination is also very risky. Once things go wrong and a feud develops, the two families will assassinate each other. When the time comes, both sides will not dare to go out, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Thinking about it, she had better edit a letter first and send it to Lin Xiaofan in the capital.
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Daqian Jingcheng
It was now the third month of autumn, and the autumn rain had stopped for a few days. The accumulated water after the rain had disappeared, the river was crystal clear, the sky was covered with light clouds, and the afternoon sun was a bit dazzling.
Lin Xiaofan didn't know about Degao Town yet, and was practicing sword practice with Chen Xue in the yard to prepare for the subsequent war.
"Husband, your posture when drawing the sword is wrong."
Chen Xue explained patiently and helped Lin Xiaofan correct his posture.
"Xue'er, how about we take a rest first."
Lin Xiaofan sighed, his hands were a little sore after maintaining the same posture for a long time.
"Husband, the most important thing in practicing swordsmanship is persistence."
Chen Xue spoke seriously.
"boom!"
Suddenly, there was a sound in the distance, and Lin Xiaofan felt as if the ground shook.
His expression changed, and his heart trembled with fear.
After a change of thought, he remembered that the sound of the explosion seemed to come from the Chen family. He had just given the Chen family a few loaded Lei Zhenzi a few days ago.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, the white phosphorus mixed in the gunpowder spontaneously ignites, causing the explosion.
Chen Xue looked in the direction of the Chen family and naturally understood what had happened, but she didn't feel much disappointed in her heart.
She has long been disappointed with the people in the Chen family.
"Deserved it."
The slave in green clothes on the side curled her lips. She had helped Chen Xue in the Chen family before, but she had been hit with a lot of trouble. She didn't have the slightest fondness for those people.
"Shall we go take a look?"
Lin Xiaofan took the opportunity to speak.
"Walk."
Chen Xue is also very curious about what the Chen family looks like now.
People in the south of the city experienced panic. Some ran towards the center of the city, while others cowered in place and did not dare to get up.
In other places, there were many people who did not mind the excitement and headed towards the south of the city to see what was going on.
When they waited, the Chen family was already in a mess.
The previously majestic plaque on the door of the Chen Mansion had now been split into two halves, with one piece still hanging on it and the other falling to the ground.
There were rubbles everywhere, and the faint wailing of some people could be heard.
The flowers, trees, and artificial stone fountains inside were all reduced to ruins at this time.
Lin Xiaofan scratched his head. The gunpowder in the few Lei Zhenzi he gave seemed to be too much.
Fortunately, the Chen family bought the entire street, which resulted in no casualties.
"Step aside!"
A majestic voice sounded, and a road was quickly opened among the people.
A group of Beijing Iron Guards walked through it, their armor clanking against each other. The person in the lead caught Lin Xiaofan's attention.